Kindergarten
Our Kindergarten Alexandra Hills preschool program is developed in accordance with Queensland Government Guidelines and is delivered by a bachelor qualified teacher. Educators in the kindergarten room guide children by designing learning environments which develop essential skills that enable children to work and play cooperatively with each other, share, and take turns.
Opportunities at our Kindergarten Alexandra Hills centre are provided for children to expand their fine and gross motor skills and to express their creativity with a variety of materials. These learning experiences build up upon their confidence and refine their self-help skills. The children will have opportunities to explore and discover the world around them through active participation in guided learning and free play.
Our goal
To prepare children for entry into formal school life
Children are provided with the skills to help them prepare for entry into formal school life, including a greater understanding of literacy, numeracy, the arts, inquiry, language, and the alphabet. We actively incorporate STEM activities into our curriculum, so the children can discover and explore their world through play-based learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Our focus
Amazing Use of co-operative play to expand on all levels of skills
Our Kindergarten Alexandra Hills school readiness program offers your child the opportunity to expand their social, emotional and cognitive skills so that they are confident when the time comes to begin formal schooling. We offer an experience to children that extends their thinking, reasoning, and problem solving abilities.
Kindergarten
Alexandra Hills
Vienna Woods Pre-Prep Visits
Smart Tots in collaboration with Vienna Woods State School, provideds a Pre-Prep Visits program. Over a period of a few weeks, our Kindergarten group participates in a range of activities at Vienna Woods to get a taste of “big school”, to help them transition successfully to school. At these sessions, kindy children are invited to share stories, engage in activities and use Vienna Woods facilites such as their Discovery Centre, Music Room and the Oval.
At What Age Do You Start Kindergarten In Australia?
In Australia, the term “Kindergarten” means different things, depending on which state you live in! In many states, the first year of school is called “Kindergarten”. In Queensland, however, the first year of school is called “Prep”and the year before school is called “Kindergarten”or “Pre-Prep”. See the infographic below. At our Smart Tots we offer a Queensland Government Approved Kindergarten Program. As such our kindergarten program is:
- provided for children in the year before Prep. (i.e. for children who are 4 by 30 June in the year they enrol)
- provided for 15 hours a week at a minimum
- delivered by a qualified early childhood teacher
Our programs
Long Daycare facilities in Alexandra Hills From Nursery To Kindergarten.
Infants
Ages 0-2 years old
Our daycare for Infants is second to none. Our Nursery room is an inviting, safe and nurturing environment where your little ones will be our number one priority and where…
Toddlers
Ages 0-2 years old
Our early childhood education program provides a fun setting for your child to discover and explore their senses. In our toddler room our staff are dedicated to providing a safe…
Junior Kindy
Ages 2-3 years old
Our Junior Kindy preschool program fosters your child’s curiosity and encourages independent thinking. We nurture all children to reach their full potential through development of physical,…
Senior Kindy
Ages 3-5 years old
Our preschool Alexandra Hills Prep program prepares your child for transition into the Kindergarten program. In our senior kindy room your child will be able to…
Kindergarten
Ages 3-5 years old
Our Kindergarten Alexandra Hills preschool program is developed in accordance with Queensland Government Guidelines and is delivered by a bachelor qualified teacher…
